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she was a big deal a minute ago. >> she was and she is now, in our post-abc poll, she is at 7%. she's taken a tumble although she didn't drop much over the last month. she peaked the day she won the iowa straw poll and has gone down since and she's staking everything on iowa. if you talk to her now, she says iowa is the game. gwen: she's losing staff as she goes along, shedding people, which we assume is a money issue. thank you both very much. it's safe to say none of the republican presidential candidates are fans of the jobs bill president obama is pushing the last few weeks, but neither is the president's insistence nor a new round of tepid, not disastrous, jobs numbers seem to be breaking the political log jam. one senator said it's the politics causing the log jam. >> i were when i was little and i was fighting with my brother and my mother put us in the back room and said don't come out until you're friends. >> she's talking about the super committee she's on, their ability to work something out. but is that possible on capitol hill? that everybody gets in a room away fro
she was a big deal a minute ago. >> she was and she is now, in our post-abc poll, she is at 7%. she's taken a tumble although she didn't drop much over the last month. she peaked the day she won the iowa straw poll and has gone down since and she's staking everything on iowa. if you talk to her now, she says iowa is the game. gwen: she's losing staff as she goes along, shedding people, which we assume is a money issue. thank you both very much. it's safe to say none of the republican...
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choices sometimes that are unattractive and i know will be bad for me politically and i know will get big, uh, supporters of mine disappointed. but what i want everybody to think about is the trajectory in which we've gone. john: jeff, you were there at this event. he's got to be both energetic and have conversations with his supporters, but he knows about these dark clouds. how did he navigate that? >> the speech we just heard was from ata, illinois, a town of about 800 people in rural illinois. it's in the quad city, iowa, media market and i think that's another reason for it because iowa is very important as a general election battleground. one thing i was struck by is he was, even from these friendly crowds, the questions he were getting were all gloom and dominant. a young college student stood up and said "i don't think i'll gel -- get a job." a real estate agent said, "i haven't been able to sell houses for a long time." he was trying to reassure them. with you after send -- spending several weeks at rene vents, the hope and confidence and optimism is on the republican side this ti
choices sometimes that are unattractive and i know will be bad for me politically and i know will get big, uh, supporters of mine disappointed. but what i want everybody to think about is the trajectory in which we've gone. john: jeff, you were there at this event. he's got to be both energetic and have conversations with his supporters, but he knows about these dark clouds. how did he navigate that? >> the speech we just heard was from ata, illinois, a town of about 800 people in rural...
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awfully big rock to roll up the hill. >> will we be there at this point next year? that is the question. i don't think we will. we will see gradual improvement. >> voters in battleground states are not happy about the direction of the country, and that is true in national polls as well. they don't like presidential leadership and so forth. the feeling is that the nation is in decline, our kids are going to be worse off than we were v. how do you run against that? >> it is against the grain of america -- we are by actual measurement the most optimistic people on the face of the earth. it is very much in the atmosphere, the environment of this campaign, the discussion that we could do what we used to do, whether it is building the interstate highway or anything else. it is a problem more for the democrats then for the republicans. the democrats are the party of government. to the degree that government is seen as not working, it does not hurt the republicans at all, because of they are the anti- government party. the democrats have to point out that some of the things
awfully big rock to roll up the hill. >> will we be there at this point next year? that is the question. i don't think we will. we will see gradual improvement. >> voters in battleground states are not happy about the direction of the country, and that is true in national polls as well. they don't like presidential leadership and so forth. the feeling is that the nation is in decline, our kids are going to be worse off than we were v. how do you run against that? >> it is...
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new polls show president obama with a slight edge but not a big one. is this just where the preconvention political status quo is supposed to be in august, amy? >> maybe. but what's the most remarkable about where these two candidates are right now are disliked they are by the american public in august. usually we wait until october to dislike our candidate this is much. i went back and looked, where president obama is with his favorable ratings, how you feel about him personally is lower than any incumbent president going into his presidency than george w. bush. >> really? >> and if you look at mitt romney, you look at the lowest favorable and the highest unfavorable since 1988, i couldn't go back any further with those numbers or since 1996 with bob dole. >> what's driving this? it's more than people don't like him. >> it's because they've seen nothing but negative ads since april. since all of us get to live in the media market which covers virginia, you all know what it's like to turn on to tell vision and just see the nonstop. it's just negative a
new polls show president obama with a slight edge but not a big one. is this just where the preconvention political status quo is supposed to be in august, amy? >> maybe. but what's the most remarkable about where these two candidates are right now are disliked they are by the american public in august. usually we wait until october to dislike our candidate this is much. i went back and looked, where president obama is with his favorable ratings, how you feel about him personally is lower...
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we have a big debt. we cannot do it all with cuts. i would say to him that is not enough to win an election. even the people agree with that, he does not need to imitate fdr. he needs to imitate harry truman. he needs to be impassioned about this, and an impassioned person for the middle class. >> if you are liberal, you want to attribute his problems to style, cool, lack of compassion. i would suggest it could have something to do with the policies. he and the democrats were in charge of the country for two years. he had control of the senate and house, and what did he do? he doubled on external debt, did nothing about it. we're at a point where he told us he would be -- we would be out of the recession. he said at the beginning of his administration, if i have not turn it around in three years, it is a one-term proposition. he was asked about that and he did not have a good answer. three years are just about up. >> you might be right in everything you say -- >> i generally am. >> but the economy is not going to defeat barack obama b
we have a big debt. we cannot do it all with cuts. i would say to him that is not enough to win an election. even the people agree with that, he does not need to imitate fdr. he needs to imitate harry truman. he needs to be impassioned about this, and an impassioned person for the middle class. >> if you are liberal, you want to attribute his problems to style, cool, lack of compassion. i would suggest it could have something to do with the policies. he and the democrats were in charge of...
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conversation about a big issue. gwen: they forced a big conversation. >> at some point you have to say to yourself -- i'm saying, any party, what are our goals, what did we achieve and how do we consolidate them. >> the republicans should feel really good right now because the bill that boehner put through was improved in a way to collect even more conservative votes and so it's much more -- gwen: you're saying the democratic base should be more unhappy if they're paying attention to what's on the table now. >> exactly and i think the democratic base won't be happy no matter how this turns out but i think it's entirely possible that over the next 48 or 72 hours that the republican base will become really frustrated and angry because what -- there was one long-time, congressman tom cole, been around washington for a long time, he said this week, there's a lot of learning going on in our caucus and they're learning they don't own the senate and they can't push pure snow what their proposal is and it was his estimation
conversation about a big issue. gwen: they forced a big conversation. >> at some point you have to say to yourself -- i'm saying, any party, what are our goals, what did we achieve and how do we consolidate them. >> the republicans should feel really good right now because the bill that boehner put through was improved in a way to collect even more conservative votes and so it's much more -- gwen: you're saying the democratic base should be more unhappy if they're paying attention...
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conversation about a big issue. gwen: they forced a big conversation. >> at some point you have to say to yourself -- i'm saying, any party, what are our goals, what did we achieve and how do we consolidate them. >> the republicans should feel really good right now because the bill that boehner put through was improved in a way to collect even more conservative votes and so it's much more -- gwen: you're saying the democratic base should be more unhappy if they're paying attention to what's on the table now. >> exactly and i think the democratic base won't be happy no matter how this turns out but i think it's entirely possible that over the next 48 or 72 hours that the republican base will become really frustrated and angry because what -- there was one long-time, congressman tom cole, been around washington for a long time, he said this week, there's a lot of learning going on in our caucus and they're learning they don't own the senate and they can't push pure snow what their proposal is and it was his estimation
conversation about a big issue. gwen: they forced a big conversation. >> at some point you have to say to yourself -- i'm saying, any party, what are our goals, what did we achieve and how do we consolidate them. >> the republicans should feel really good right now because the bill that boehner put through was improved in a way to collect even more conservative votes and so it's much more -- gwen: you're saying the democratic base should be more unhappy if they're paying attention...
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you can't imagine -- on the other hand, anything that the quds force does this big usually has to be green lighted by the supreme leader. so that's why the obama administration is saying we think it went to the highest levels. so it's hard to know but there is introog going on between those two -- but there is intrigue going on between those two. sgl and what we're willing to do about it -- gwen: and what we're technology do about it. we're done here but the conversation will continue online on our "washington week" webcast extra. we'll post it at 11:00 p.m. eastern standard time. keep up with daily developments with me on the pbs newshour all week and we'll see you again here next week on "washington week." good night. every thursday, get a preview of our topics and panel with our "washington week" email alert. available at washington week online at pbs.org. washingtonweekonline@pbs.org. funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we know why we're here. >> to connect our forces to what they need when they need it. >> to help troops see dangerer before it sees them. >> to ans
you can't imagine -- on the other hand, anything that the quds force does this big usually has to be green lighted by the supreme leader. so that's why the obama administration is saying we think it went to the highest levels. so it's hard to know but there is introog going on between those two -- but there is intrigue going on between those two. sgl and what we're willing to do about it -- gwen: and what we're technology do about it. we're done here but the conversation will continue online on...
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education will take big hits with the pell grants. to achieve the so-called cuts that they are talking about would mean that a lot of people are going to be severely, severely hurt. >> but we cannot sustain this level of debt forever. >> we cannot, but here is what is wrong -- we have to get control of the deficit, but we do not want to do anything on the revenue side. all of the change, all of the pain is coming from the cuts. you are still leaving those tax cuts to the wealthy untouched. still leaving the subsidies for the oil companies untouched. everything to the poor and middle-class folks -- you bear the brunt of it. >> mitt romney this week -- my view is we should have a president who is willing to cut, a cap, and balance the budget. then he wants to stay out of this. he is just interested in jobs. in the grand bargain, there were revenue increases. closing loopholes that no one wants to defend except for grover norquist, who is having an incredible amount of power in this debate. there is a counter intuitive thing here. you ar
education will take big hits with the pell grants. to achieve the so-called cuts that they are talking about would mean that a lot of people are going to be severely, severely hurt. >> but we cannot sustain this level of debt forever. >> we cannot, but here is what is wrong -- we have to get control of the deficit, but we do not want to do anything on the revenue side. all of the change, all of the pain is coming from the cuts. you are still leaving those tax cuts to the wealthy...
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he was the big deal in this campaign. >> a week ago? >> he had bad moments on foreign policy, where does he stand? >> i think in the debate, he was not very much in evidence. i just don't think he's comfortable talking about foreign policy. he keeps going back to the old thing, well, i have to consult my commander is the important thing, my commanders on the ground, i need to talk to the generals. i don't need to know that much about foreign policy he has said before last week's debate because i trust my commanders. the question then that you ask what if your commanders disagree, which has been known to occur, what do you do. i think in the cnn debate, i don't think he was much of a player on foreign policy. do you disagree? >> no, i don't. i had the same reaction. >> in iowa, he still lives a little. >> well, for somebody who has gone through a very, very difficult period, his numbers in the polls are holding up. there is a sense, though, that he is slowly fading and not a collapse, not like what we saw with governor perry who was very
he was the big deal in this campaign. >> a week ago? >> he had bad moments on foreign policy, where does he stand? >> i think in the debate, he was not very much in evidence. i just don't think he's comfortable talking about foreign policy. he keeps going back to the old thing, well, i have to consult my commander is the important thing, my commanders on the ground, i need to talk to the generals. i don't need to know that much about foreign policy he has said before last...
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education will take big hits with the pell grants. to achieve the so-called cuts that they are talking about would mean that a lot of people are going to be severely, severely hurt. >> but we cannot sustain this level of debt forever. >> we cannot, but here is what is wrong -- we have to get control of the deficit, but we do not want to do anything on the revenue side. all of the change, all of the pain is coming from the cuts. you are still leaving those tax cuts to the wealthy untouched. still leaving the subsidies for the oil companies untouched. everything to the poor and middle-class folks -- you bear the brunt of it. >> mitt romney this week -- my view is we should have a president who is willing to cut, a cap, and balance the budget. then he wants to stay out of this. he is just interested in jobs. in the grand bargain, there were revenue increases. closing loopholes that no one wants to defend except for grover norquist, who is having an incredible amount of power in this debate. there is a counter intuitive thing here. you ar
education will take big hits with the pell grants. to achieve the so-called cuts that they are talking about would mean that a lot of people are going to be severely, severely hurt. >> but we cannot sustain this level of debt forever. >> we cannot, but here is what is wrong -- we have to get control of the deficit, but we do not want to do anything on the revenue side. all of the change, all of the pain is coming from the cuts. you are still leaving those tax cuts to the wealthy...
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really get -- congrats how big this problem is. -- can grasp how big this problem is. >> and about how you define poverty, what things are included. do you include food stamps? do you include subsidized housing? and these things aren't included. but even if you took the most generous measure, and included all of these things, a lot of people are living close to the economic edge in this crinlt. and as we -- in this country. and as we said few policymakers see political advantage in talking about it. gwen: how much, whether poverty or the struggling middle class of downward mobility driving a lot of the political anxiety that we see in our political discourse? not just -- everyone may not know someone who lives under the poverty line. but everyone feels that stress. >> yeah. i think so. and i think what we saw, even before the recession hit, you saw more and more americans kind of engaged in this high wire act of trying to sustain a middle class lifestyle. but with increasing amounts of debt. whether it was home equity loan, whether it was the credit cards. so you have people making les
really get -- congrats how big this problem is. -- can grasp how big this problem is. >> and about how you define poverty, what things are included. do you include food stamps? do you include subsidized housing? and these things aren't included. but even if you took the most generous measure, and included all of these things, a lot of people are living close to the economic edge in this crinlt. and as we -- in this country. and as we said few policymakers see political advantage in...
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hear, big british retailers by textiles directly from this company. the workers are well looked after. masks, the routine. most big high street stores can see they cannot actually trace their cotton to its source. none we contacted would be interviewed. they say they do not tolerate bad labor practices. but does that promise extend to this factory where we found two children far away from home? a worker reveals that they were actually sent here from a distant village by their parents, and they never get paid. old,re just 11 years workers in a wealthy industry that does not know exactly how or where much of its cotton is made. >> children paying the price of fashion there. it may have coined the phrase a kodak moment, before the company itself, that moment is now over. kodak, once the giant of photography, has filed for bankruptcy, unable, it seems, to adapt to a new digital age. that may have signaled the company's downfall, but for one artist, the technology is still very much king. patti smith always traveled with her polaroid camera. now some of he
hear, big british retailers by textiles directly from this company. the workers are well looked after. masks, the routine. most big high street stores can see they cannot actually trace their cotton to its source. none we contacted would be interviewed. they say they do not tolerate bad labor practices. but does that promise extend to this factory where we found two children far away from home? a worker reveals that they were actually sent here from a distant village by their parents, and they...
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the big disadvantage is that the record. that is his problem. it is as jonathan said, he has a record year -- >> can you imagine next year a democratic president may have to go to new york state to campaign? you don't have to send a democratic nominee to new york state. if you do, that shows you the extent of the problem. >> there is another dynamic which is interesting. when the republicans lost a special election a few months ago, buffalo, new york 26, it was right after the release of the paul ryan and plan, the democrats ran hard on medi-scare and succeeded. republicans who did not admit that were whistling in the wind. here we are later in the game, and they tried it again in new york 9 any did not work. in part, i think, it is because obama at least gave indications in the debt debate that he might trim medicare or social security. he might have given away a piece of that propaganda, and it scared the democrats. in these conditions, the only hope is medi-scare. >> the democratic opponent was a pretty weak opponent, too. >> republican chall
the big disadvantage is that the record. that is his problem. it is as jonathan said, he has a record year -- >> can you imagine next year a democratic president may have to go to new york state to campaign? you don't have to send a democratic nominee to new york state. if you do, that shows you the extent of the problem. >> there is another dynamic which is interesting. when the republicans lost a special election a few months ago, buffalo, new york 26, it was right after the...
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we have seen a big decaffeinated barack obama the last several years. all of a sudden we saw him with caffeine. >> talking about $250 billion of tax cuts. republicans like tax cuts. why would not -- what do they -- why what today vote for that? >> it is fascinating to watch them why they might not vote for it, because they do have to contort their arguments because they have supported these tax cuts before. these tax cuts are a favorite of the business community -- again, a friend to the republicans. so it would be difficult, i think, for some republicans to come to terms with voting against these tax cuts. and so many of the economists who look at this program say this is probably one of the most support elements of it because it does put money back in workers' pockets immediately and it does help small businesses instantly so it could have the best positive impact quickly. >> the chief economist from moody's analytics claims it would reduce the unemployment rate -- 2 million jobs. >> the key here is whether president obama will actually follow through
we have seen a big decaffeinated barack obama the last several years. all of a sudden we saw him with caffeine. >> talking about $250 billion of tax cuts. republicans like tax cuts. why would not -- what do they -- why what today vote for that? >> it is fascinating to watch them why they might not vote for it, because they do have to contort their arguments because they have supported these tax cuts before. these tax cuts are a favorite of the business community -- again, a friend...
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. >> the big breakthrough was the drone. but it is a double-edged sword, because other people can build drones, too. i fear when they combat flying our way. >> that is almost an inevitability, because they are building them smaller and smaller. >> and somebody who was skeptical about the president's in all but without the cost digita -- constitutional safeguards we use it for going to war -- the president was careful yesterday when he made his statement. he said this was without the involvement of a single u.s. service member -- >> on the ground. >> i don't think anybody doubts that there were cia people who were helping an instrumental in the toppling. >> osama bin laden, anwar al- awlaki, and now muammar gaddafi. as the president get any credit for this? >> presidents don't get credit for this stuff. jimmy carter managed to negotiate peace deal and he got blip.enietst >> democrats were seen as weak and soft on national security for the longest time. you don't do that now. >> the secretary of state is over there now, warnin
. >> the big breakthrough was the drone. but it is a double-edged sword, because other people can build drones, too. i fear when they combat flying our way. >> that is almost an inevitability, because they are building them smaller and smaller. >> and somebody who was skeptical about the president's in all but without the cost digita -- constitutional safeguards we use it for going to war -- the president was careful yesterday when he made his statement. he said this was...
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it's not a big economy. it seems court intuitive that economic problems in greece could threaten this country, our big country. but, you know, it does. i think you've helped explain the sort of domino effect that might happen. if it does hop the pond, as you say, what tools do we have to deal with it? >> well, it's funny, because the president has been telling the europeans, learn from us, learn from us, learn from us. what he wants them to learn is what we did in the 2008 financial crisis. here's what we did -- we bailed out the banks and we did it an enormous systematic stimulus package in congress. hardly anyone thinks that either of those things would happen again should we get a crisis. so the tools we're faced with deploying are, around, not what we're telling the europeans to do, and, b, probably very limited. so congress is not even making contingency plans right now for what could happen if europe goes pad and we are left essentially with the federal reserve lendinging money to keep banks solvent an
it's not a big economy. it seems court intuitive that economic problems in greece could threaten this country, our big country. but, you know, it does. i think you've helped explain the sort of domino effect that might happen. if it does hop the pond, as you say, what tools do we have to deal with it? >> well, it's funny, because the president has been telling the europeans, learn from us, learn from us, learn from us. what he wants them to learn is what we did in the 2008 financial...
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they've got big financial deficit. they don't have the money any more to invest in the infrastructure, intellectual, meaning the university system, and physical, highway system or so that they used to. so they are going to have to address these things. california because of the referendum system that exists there, is able to do certain things through popular voting. >> rose: in other words, taking over the responsibility of the legislature. >> correct. so it's a crazy system because the legislature is elected to make decisions. they need in california for anything major, two-thirds majority, not easy to do in a country which is, you know, somewhat divided. so all major decision goes to the population. is that an efficient way. >> no. >> but this has paralyzed california for a whiled. for the first time the ledge slate ture now has two-third mass jority in one camp, democrats. governor also democrat. they have a chance for california to make huge changes that are needed for the state. so we'll see if they have the coura
they've got big financial deficit. they don't have the money any more to invest in the infrastructure, intellectual, meaning the university system, and physical, highway system or so that they used to. so they are going to have to address these things. california because of the referendum system that exists there, is able to do certain things through popular voting. >> rose: in other words, taking over the responsibility of the legislature. >> correct. so it's a crazy system because...
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and big spending, as in the midterm when it was extremely effective in defeating democrats. romney is disarmed on that because of massachusetts. however, in the end, there is no passion among the republicans in favor of romney -- however, if he is the nominee, the passion will come from the anti-obama sentiment. you are not going to have to love romney. it will be getting rid of obama which will be the driving force. there will be enthusiasm even if romney is the nominee. >> award for herman cain the olls to journal"-ntbc p was surprised by his surge and interviewed people who were supporting him. they knew who herman cain was, they liked the fact that he never ran for office, they understood 9-9-9 -- >> but they didn't understand -- >> they said he was a real. >> he was a real, it did not sound like a politician. >> the gallup poll echoed that poll in that people who were most enthusiastic about the race favored herman cain. >> that is why they like christie, who just i endorsed romney. >> rick perry is on the cusp of a falling into that terrible meredith -- narrative -- "i
and big spending, as in the midterm when it was extremely effective in defeating democrats. romney is disarmed on that because of massachusetts. however, in the end, there is no passion among the republicans in favor of romney -- however, if he is the nominee, the passion will come from the anti-obama sentiment. you are not going to have to love romney. it will be getting rid of obama which will be the driving force. there will be enthusiasm even if romney is the nominee. >> award for...
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i think there is a big difference between cancer and migraines. if we are going to hold up the standard of if you have a headache that knocks you out for an hour or two or whatever it that you cannot be president, i think fdr, kennedy who had addison's disease, and eisenhower, who had a really bad heart, would never be president of the united states, and i am not sure that as a position any of us would want to take. i think her answer was good. based on the evidence -- is their behavioral evidence of this woman not being able to handle yourself? >> just being cautionary -- >> well, cautionary is fine. >> i don't know the capitol hill physician, but i don't think is fair to imply that this is a less qualified individual. >> i am not saying that. >> what about rick perry? >> looks more and more like he is going to come into the race. he is showing in the polls as well. mike huckabee, the conservative a finalist in 2008 against john mccain, has already taken a shot at him, pointing out that if he is going to be the champion of all traditional values
i think there is a big difference between cancer and migraines. if we are going to hold up the standard of if you have a headache that knocks you out for an hour or two or whatever it that you cannot be president, i think fdr, kennedy who had addison's disease, and eisenhower, who had a really bad heart, would never be president of the united states, and i am not sure that as a position any of us would want to take. i think her answer was good. based on the evidence -- is their behavioral...
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the other big deal is that you had the arab league, you had the u.n. security council. you'd need a whole lot of things to happen in the same way for this to be a model. gwen: you talk about how this model it different, but it's irresistible to look at other examples we've seen in this arab spring and say, ok, who are these people? who are these rebels? are they equipped to take over? we saw this even play out in iraq. we saw it play out in afghanistan. who takes the place of the person who's been deposed? >> well, jeleel is the head of the national transitional council, but tripoli is not secure enough for the council. so they're moving in and out. a lot of them remain in the capital. so far there are troubling signs we're seeing. one of the most important periods is now, because the question becomes who can secure libya, and whether the council can do it. anything going forward begins at that point. and what we're seeing, which is most troubling, is some of the rebel fighters, we're seeing death squads and some rebel fighters torturing some of the captured gaddafi for
the other big deal is that you had the arab league, you had the u.n. security council. you'd need a whole lot of things to happen in the same way for this to be a model. gwen: you talk about how this model it different, but it's irresistible to look at other examples we've seen in this arab spring and say, ok, who are these people? who are these rebels? are they equipped to take over? we saw this even play out in iraq. we saw it play out in afghanistan. who takes the place of the person who's...
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i went to a big prayer session, a big anti-abortion gathering and i talked to a lot of people and i was struck by how little enthusiasm there was for any candidate. every one of these people said they were republicans, they plan to vote saturday. they certainly don't like barack obama. they don't like mitt romney. most of them were between santorum and gingrich but i was struck by how little enthusiasm -- these folks are not set on fire. they feel very bad about the direction the country is going in. i don't know what that says about the level of support for gingrich. he might get their vote and it might be a reluctant vote. gwen: why don't voters like rick santorum? >> i think a lot of people are warming to him. he had, i thought, a very strong debate performance on thursday night. he outlined particulars against speaker gingrich that a lot of people would agree with, in terms of the history of what happened when he was speaker of the house. you hear over and over that i like rick rick santorum but i'm not sure he's big enough to run for president. and that's what newt gingrich argued
i went to a big prayer session, a big anti-abortion gathering and i talked to a lot of people and i was struck by how little enthusiasm there was for any candidate. every one of these people said they were republicans, they plan to vote saturday. they certainly don't like barack obama. they don't like mitt romney. most of them were between santorum and gingrich but i was struck by how little enthusiasm -- these folks are not set on fire. they feel very bad about the direction the country is...
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eyedn't realize that bull's on my back was that big. >> this week on "inside washington," the herman cain phenomenon. >> i am 110% behind gov. kasich. >> mitt romney stumbles into another flip-flop. >> that will affect our ability to create jobs in the united states. >> the european debt crisis. >> it is usually financial aid and things like that. >> the crushing burden of student loans. and as the occupy wall street movement gets rougher, the government reports confirm is that yes, the rich are definitely getting richer. >> the first question that comes to mmind is are we still in the same boat together? captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> rick perry's star seems to be fading and mitt romney is still a favorite to win the nomination, especially when you look at his numbers in the early primary states. but despite herman cain's almost nonexistent campaign structure, republicans keep telling us how much they like him. here he is in texas taking a potshot at mitt romney and the massachusetts health care plan. >> many of my years have been fighting some
eyedn't realize that bull's on my back was that big. >> this week on "inside washington," the herman cain phenomenon. >> i am 110% behind gov. kasich. >> mitt romney stumbles into another flip-flop. >> that will affect our ability to create jobs in the united states. >> the european debt crisis. >> it is usually financial aid and things like that. >> the crushing burden of student loans. and as the occupy wall street movement gets rougher, the...
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but the villagers complain it is not big enough. hundreds of children in this area still have no school to go to. so, at the chocolate industry acted as a matter of urgency? -- had the chocolate industry acted as a matter of urgency? >> the chocolate industry has a moral duty to engage with us in this task. plans to build roads, schools, hospitals, and social centers. >> in london, the industry said they were committed to addressing the issue. >> we have been working for 10 years. this is a very challenging environment we are working in. >> have the resources been insufficient? >> we would definitely agree that more needs to be done but we have committed substantial resources in the past and going forward, we'll continue to do that. >> there is no disagreement that this present situation is unacceptable. >> now, to the american west where four generations nothing has been more iconic a than a horse on the open range. the current relationship between ranchers and wild horses is under serious strain. ♪ >> they are a symbol of the we
but the villagers complain it is not big enough. hundreds of children in this area still have no school to go to. so, at the chocolate industry acted as a matter of urgency? -- had the chocolate industry acted as a matter of urgency? >> the chocolate industry has a moral duty to engage with us in this task. plans to build roads, schools, hospitals, and social centers. >> in london, the industry said they were committed to addressing the issue. >> we have been working for 10...
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he came on the scene with a big splash, made these comments about chairman bernanke of the fed. "treasonous" was the word he used, and the republican establishment has come down hard on him, especially the bush camp -- >> shooting from the lip. >> also, could he be another barry goldwater, who appeals to a narrow range and then flops? >> he is a proven vote-getter in texas and says he has a record of getting thousands of jobs. >> i used to think he was the one populist demagogue who could win a national election. his first week was not encouraging on that. may be is just the first week and he will learn from his mistakes, because the texas story is a good story and he is a big personality and people like dick personalities. -- big personalities. >> it is a good story, but when you examined it, even with his electoral methods, he won by 13 points, enormous, but it is a totally republican state, and other republicans won on average by 19 points. >> let me ask charles a question. perry finished ahead of romney in the straw poll. if you are running, how do you play this guy? basical
he came on the scene with a big splash, made these comments about chairman bernanke of the fed. "treasonous" was the word he used, and the republican establishment has come down hard on him, especially the bush camp -- >> shooting from the lip. >> also, could he be another barry goldwater, who appeals to a narrow range and then flops? >> he is a proven vote-getter in texas and says he has a record of getting thousands of jobs. >> i used to think he was the one...
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i think there is a big difference between cancer and migraines. if we are going to hold up the standard of if you have a headache that knocks you out for an hour or two or whatever it that you cannot be president, i think fdr, kennedy who had addison's disease, and eisenhower, who had a really bad heart, would never be president of the united states, and i am not sure that as a position any of us would want to take. i think her answer was good. based on the evidence -- is their behavioral evidence of this woman not being able to handle yourself? >> just being cautionary -- >> well, cautionary is fine. >> i don't know the capitol hill physician, but i don't think is fair to imply that this is a less qualified individual. >> i am not saying that. >> what about rick perry? >> looks more and more like he is going to come into the race. he is showing in the polls as well. mike huckabee, the conservative a finalist in 2008 against john mccain, has already taken a shot at him, pointing out that if he is going to be the champion of all traditional values
i think there is a big difference between cancer and migraines. if we are going to hold up the standard of if you have a headache that knocks you out for an hour or two or whatever it that you cannot be president, i think fdr, kennedy who had addison's disease, and eisenhower, who had a really bad heart, would never be president of the united states, and i am not sure that as a position any of us would want to take. i think her answer was good. based on the evidence -- is their behavioral...
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and the pundits and republicans in congress, and try to make a big case. is that what we're seeing? in richmond and on his way to ohio? >> it's interesting. he's been dogged since nearly the beginning of his term with the complaint from within his own party that he hasn't really campaigned for his ideas, he hasn't mounted a sustained pro-jobs agenda and he hasn't been tough about it, hasn't shown fight. well, you know, the white house, of course, rejects that line of thinking, and in fairness to the white house, the president has been interrupted by outside events throughout his administration, like the b.p. oil spill last year. this fall, you're going to see, at least they're going to try a sustained campaign. next week -- he was in virginia today. next week, ohio and north carolina, three battleground states. he's going to do another bus tour this fall. gwen: he says he's going coast to coast to campaign, battleground state to battleground state. what are the candidates doing? are they going to new hampshire first or scattering? >> they're scattering, ce
and the pundits and republicans in congress, and try to make a big case. is that what we're seeing? in richmond and on his way to ohio? >> it's interesting. he's been dogged since nearly the beginning of his term with the complaint from within his own party that he hasn't really campaigned for his ideas, he hasn't mounted a sustained pro-jobs agenda and he hasn't been tough about it, hasn't shown fight. well, you know, the white house, of course, rejects that line of thinking, and in...
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news from big blue. i.b.m. named a new chief executive late today. virginia rometi takes the helm in january. she's been with i.b.m. for 30 years. the promotion makes her one of the highest-profile female executives in corporate america. >> susie: the october rally hit several roadblocks today, including more drama in the eurozone and disappointing earnings news. let's take a look in tonight's "market focus." the dow had been gaining momentum on hopes for a european debt solution, but it reversed course today. as we mentioned earlier, an earnings miss and negative guidance from 3m sparked the selloff right at the opening bell. 3m is the first dow component to disappoint wall street during this earnings season. at $1.52 cents a share, its profits were nine cents below estimates. the shares lost 6% today and are down nearly 11% for the year. engine manufacturer cummins also raised a red flag about its future sales. the stock fell after cummins revealed it now expects full- year revenue of $17.5 billion to
news from big blue. i.b.m. named a new chief executive late today. virginia rometi takes the helm in january. she's been with i.b.m. for 30 years. the promotion makes her one of the highest-profile female executives in corporate america. >> susie: the october rally hit several roadblocks today, including more drama in the eurozone and disappointing earnings news. let's take a look in tonight's "market focus." the dow had been gaining momentum on hopes for a european debt...
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it might be big chains, but that is another subject. crushing competition hurts small businesses. if you make of enough money to pay taxes, mostly, you are awfully glad. i have a wonderful program today, when some of the most gifted reporters that i have the good luck to know. >> "white house chronicle" is produced in collaboration with whut, howard university television. now, your program host, nationally syndicated columnist llewellyn king, and co-host linda gasparello. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> hello, again. thank you so much for coming along. on my right is linda gasparello, co-host of this program, a very talented white house report. welcome. i'm very glad for the first time, but i hope not the left, to have richard caperton, who was a little different. he works for the chance wrote for american progress, as an analyst, who is sort of a reporter, but it's better paid, right? >> not yet. >> very soon. and to all our old friend from "the washington post." terence samuel, gorgeous to see you. congratulations on your fabulous new job. it
it might be big chains, but that is another subject. crushing competition hurts small businesses. if you make of enough money to pay taxes, mostly, you are awfully glad. i have a wonderful program today, when some of the most gifted reporters that i have the good luck to know. >> "white house chronicle" is produced in collaboration with whut, howard university television. now, your program host, nationally syndicated columnist llewellyn king, and co-host linda gasparello....
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think big is a little bit irreconcilable. i think they are wondering, we won't even get to 1.2. you can still wonder about that.s0 the other thing is they both actually take pretty big cuts out of medicare, including democratic proposal takes big savings out of medicare and medicaid. and that caused a lot of trouble for the democrats. a lot of liberals and democrats who really are mad at the democrats on the super committee that put these cuts on the table. like why are we making this big concession on spending if they're not going -- >> isn't the democratic position that they will agree to these medicare -- future medicare reductions only if the republicans agree to some higher revenues on the wealthy? >> yes, that's their position. remains to be seen whether they will get any ground on that. gwen: that was a nice quick answer and i appreciate it very much. we're out of time. we have to move on. the conversation will continue online. you can tell we have a lot more to talk about. "washington week" webcast extra. it will post
think big is a little bit irreconcilable. i think they are wondering, we won't even get to 1.2. you can still wonder about that.s0 the other thing is they both actually take pretty big cuts out of medicare, including democratic proposal takes big savings out of medicare and medicaid. and that caused a lot of trouble for the democrats. a lot of liberals and democrats who really are mad at the democrats on the super committee that put these cuts on the table. like why are we making this big...
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there are really two big questions that it really should answer. and there are other ings that it might do in the process. one is this question of how particles acquire their mass. but another question has to do with why masses are what they are. why are they enormously bigger. why is gravity aseak as it is, an in that sense we'll be addressing gravity. why are particles light so gravity appears to be weak, this weak force. and in answering that question, there is a possibility that we can open up new doors. that o of the possibilities of explaining it has to do with a theory known as supersymmetry, which is an exotic they where there would be many more particles, that quantum mechanics tells you is different. but one of the interesting things about it is it is be actuallyn extension of the symmetries of space an time. so we can actually see the theory potentially that is an extension that tells us quantum particles we thought were different are actually related. another possibility, for explaining why masses are what they are, is thisxtra dimensio
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the decline in the unemployment rate, 8.6% from 9%, a very big drop. not all that meets the eye, though. part of that drop was because some people stopped looking for work. but it shouldn't overshadow the good news. black friday sales apparently were very good. factory activity is pretty good. most importantly, on the policy front we're seeing movement on some of the riskiest areas. here in the united states, talk about extending the payroll tax cut. in china, there using banking -- easing banking requirements. and in europe, finally glimmers of light that pleaders are coming to grips with the debt problem. gwen: jim, you kind of sketched out the worst-case scenario when it comes to europe and the debt problem. >> right. and i would agree with almost everything greg has just said. these are all positive signs. the problem is, they all pale in comparison to the threat being posed to the united states and the global recovery right now by europe. it's a scary possibility, but it could happen. if italy defaults and a bunch of italian banks fail and that sp
the decline in the unemployment rate, 8.6% from 9%, a very big drop. not all that meets the eye, though. part of that drop was because some people stopped looking for work. but it shouldn't overshadow the good news. black friday sales apparently were very good. factory activity is pretty good. most importantly, on the policy front we're seeing movement on some of the riskiest areas. here in the united states, talk about extending the payroll tax cut. in china, there using banking -- easing...
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republicans will run against big government, high deficit, high taxes. we are in a period where, given obama's ideological inclinations, and the ideological inclination of the republicans, we will not have a settlement. i thought it may happen in the super committee. i thought they had reasonable attempts at tax reform. and in settlement talks. but obama is not going to do either of those. it is not going to happen, it will have to go to the country in november next year, which is probably okay in a democracy. >> you have 65 percent of people in poll after poll saying that we should tax millionaires more. if i could just finish before you interrupt. i think charles is describing a winning hand for barack obama in the 2012 campaign. if republicans are going to be the apologist for donald trump, fine. >> you could take all of his wealth, double it, and it would make a dent in nothing. that is the point to >>. that is not entirely -- >> that not entirely true. there is huge wealth in the very narrow upper part of the country. >> that is why we need tax refo
republicans will run against big government, high deficit, high taxes. we are in a period where, given obama's ideological inclinations, and the ideological inclination of the republicans, we will not have a settlement. i thought it may happen in the super committee. i thought they had reasonable attempts at tax reform. and in settlement talks. but obama is not going to do either of those. it is not going to happen, it will have to go to the country in november next year, which is probably okay...